03 September 2014

Every year JOMBA! offers two distinct open
platforms for the promotion of developing dance and dancers. The first of
which, the JOMBA! Youth Fringe, was held on Sunday the 31st August
in UKZN’s Open Air Theatre. As I sat in this rather sublime outdoor venue, a
type of ancient Greek amphitheatre surrounded by the lush green of Durban’s
tropical vegetation, I was hit with how right this space was for such an event.
Surrounded by over 800 KZN based young dancers, their teachers/choreographers
and their families, I felt like I was part of something really significant.

Jomba! Contemporary Dance Experience

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The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s arts gateway to Africa and the world, the Centre for Creative Arts, is proud to present the annual JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience. Taking place from the 27th August until the 7 September 2014, JOMBA! fiercely holds onto its status as one of the few remaining dedicates spaces in South Africa where dance and choreography remain nurtured and supported. The festival’s vision continues to be to offer world class dance theatre that challenges audiences out of passive lethargic viewership; asking that we come to the myriad festival offerings (performances, workshops and classes) with the intention to be shocked, surprised, entertained and above all, to celebrate a critical art form.